Wheel-puller.



E. D. GODDARD.

WHEEL FULLER.

APPLICATIQN FILED JUNE 20, 1917.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 20, 1917. Serial No. 75,911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD D. GODDARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Lincoln and State of South Dakota, have invented new and useful Wheel-Pullers, of which the following is a specification.

The subject of this invention is a wheel puller designed for removing pulleys, fly wheels or the like from their shafts, and the objects of the invention are, first, to provlde a wheel puller adjustable to various sizes and styles of wheel, second, to provide a simple and efficient wheel puller.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the descrlption proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

A practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pulley constructed in accordance with my invention, showing the same a plied to a pulley, the reversed position the legs indicated in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 3 is a side elevation of form of the device.

Referring to the the same.

a modified drawing by numerals of The device as herein shown, consists of a cross head 1 which has a longitudinal slot 2 extending throughout its length. Within the slot 2, and positioned at the center of the crosshead, is a member 3 which is interiorly threaded to receive a screw 4: provided with a head 5 to which a wrench may be applied. The sides of the cross head 1 may be spread as at 6 to receive the member 3 which is seured to the cross head in any suitable man-- ner.

A link 7 is loosely mounted on each end of the cross head and is retained thereon by a pin 8 which passes through each end of the cross head. An arm 9 passes through the slot 2 and link 7 at each end of the cross head and each arm is provided with a series of apertures 10 arranged longitudinally of the arm. A pin 11 is 1-? through one of the apertures of each arm and engages the cross head 1 to hold the arm in adjusted position. The arms are also adjustable transversely because of the loose links 7 which will permit the arms to be moved along the cross head but, when force is applied at the lower ends of the arms tending to separate them, the links will bind against the cross head and arms and keep the arms from moving. Each arm is formed at one end with a laterally extending finger 12 which is adapted to contact the face of a wheel or pulley 13 to draw it from its shaft 14:.

When the pulley or wheel is so constructed as to permit the ends of arms 9 to pass with- Patented Mar. 26, 12:18.

in the rim of the wheels, and the exigencies i of the case are such as to make it necessary or desirable, the arms 9 may be reversed, as indicated in dotted lines Fig. 1, and the fingers 12 will then extend outwardly under the rim of the wheel.

The modification shown in Fig. 3 is exactly the same as the structure just described except that instead of the arms 9, arms 9 are substituted, which are in the form of bolts, the threaded ends of which are adapted to enter threaded holes formed in the pulley 13'. As will be apparent, this form of the device is intended for use on those pulleys or wheels which are supplied with threaded apertures.

In practice the device is used as follows:

The arms 9 are moved along the cross head 1 .until they rest against the periphery of the pulley with the fingers contacting a face of the pulley. The screw 4 is then turned to force the cross head away from the end of the shaft and so pull the pulley oil.

Where the pulley or wheel is formed with spokes or suitable openings and the wheel is mounted in a confined space or for other reasons, it is not desirable or practical to have the arms pass without the periphery of the wheel, then the arms may be turned as indicated in dotted lines to engage the rim of the Wheel.

When the pulley is in a confined space and is provided with threaded openin the form shown in Fig. 3 is made use of. he operation of removing the pulley is the same in each case. r I

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new and sought by Letters Pat ent is:

- 1. A wheel over comprising a cross head provided with a longitudinal. slot, ing finger on each arm and a shaft contact- 10 wheel gripping arms shdable m the slot, a infierew threaded in the cross head. link loosely embracing each arm and the testimony that I claim the foregoing as cross head, and a shaft contact ng s rew my own, I have hereto alfixed my signature 5 threaded in the cross head. in the presence of two witnesses. y 2. A wheel remover, comprisinga cross EDWARD D. GODDARD. head provided with a longitudinal slot, arms Witnesses: sliding in the slot, a link loosely embracing E. J. Smw,

each arm and the cross head, a wheel engag- B. H. HERMAN. 

